Welkom! looking for amazing Dutch voice actors to hire for your project? Well, look no further! Have a listen to voice samples below and invite voice artists to send you proposals - straight to your inbox. Then simply hire your fa...
Hire The Best Dutch Voice Actors Online
Welkom! looking for amazing Dutch voice actors to hire for your project? Well, look no further! Have a listen to voice samples below and invite voice artists to send you proposals - straight to your inbox. Then simply hire your favorite talent and fund the project. We'll hold on to your payment. Release funds after approving the audio and when the job is complete successfully. Learn more →
Hire The Best Dutch Voice Actors Online
Welkom! looking for amazing Dutch voice actors to hire for your project? Well, look no fur...
Hire The Best Dutch Voice Actors Online
Welkom! looking for amazing Dutch voice actors to hire for your project? Well, look no further! Have a listen to voice samples below and invite voice artists to send you proposals - straight to your inbox. Then simply hire your favorite talent and fund the project. We'll hold on to your payment. Release funds after approving the audio and when the job is complete successfully. Learn more →
My team works with Voice Crafters on an on-going basis and it’s always a no-brainer experience! Professional. Fast. Flexible. Creative. Customer Centric. Good Value for money. What more can one ask for?!
Michaël L.
Dutch
The Netherlands
local time
(4)
Top Rated24h DeliveryGood Value
I’m exited to be your PROFESSIONAL DUTCH VOICE OVER. With over 20 years of experience I deliver your NARRATION...
Conversational
Friendly
Trustworthy
Starting at $75
Meina K.
Dutch
German
Germany
local time
(9)
Top Rated24h DeliveryGood Value
The flexibility of Meina’s voice expresses itself in the variety and diversity of assignments: a warm, friendl...
Friendly
Neutral
Starting at $75
Victor C.
Dutch
The Netherlands
local time
(2)
Top RatedGood Value
Hi! My name is Victor and I’m a professional Dutch voice actor and voice over. Recent clients: Heinz, Audi, So...
Mature
Reliable
Friendly
Starting at $75
Gerda V.
Dutch
The Netherlands
local time
(2)
Top RatedGood Value
With a warm, young voice and more than 10 years of experience I can provide a professional VO for commercials,...
Professional
Warm
Young
Starting at $75
Bart K.
Dutch
The Netherlands
local time
(1)
Top RatedGood Value
Native in Dutch, fluent in English. Clients like Head & Shoulders, Listerine, Michelin, the Red Cross and ...
Enthusiastic
Friendly
Funny
Starting at $75
Harmen S.
Dutch
The Netherlands
local time
I’m Harmen, a Dutch voice actor since 1999 with a warm voice that I can use to sell, inform, instruct, convinc...
Warm
Authoritative
Conversational
Starting at $100
Maaike B.
Dutch
The Netherlands
(2)
Top Rated24h Delivery
I am a female voice over. Since 2013 I have done several voice over projects.
Warm
Conversational
Energetic
Lonneke S.
Dutch
The Netherlands
local time
New Talent
Hi! I am Lonneke and I’m a fulltime professional Dutch voice-actor and singer. I graduated as a music teacher ...
Enthusiastic
Believable
Dynamic
Starting at $100
Zeno G.
Dutch
The Netherlands
(1)
Top Rated
Professional native Dutch voice over since 1988 with over 30 years of professional experience.
Clear
Friendly
Trustworthy
Ruben D.
Dutch
The Netherlands
local time
Premium
Ruben (1988) is an actor, voice actor and voice-over. He graduated from the Arnhem Theatre School in 2016. Sin...
Warm
Trustworthy
Friendly
Starting at $200
Mike K.
Dutch
The Netherlands
(1)
Top Rated
I’m a professional Dutch voice-over / actor for more than 22 years. Very experienced in recording rtv commerci...
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Dutch voice overs: what you need to know
Dutch is a part of the West Germanic Language family and is the first language to around 24 million people. Additionally, 5 million speak Dutch as a second language. It is the single official language of the Netherlands and is one of Belgium’s official three languages.
With Dutch being the third most common Germanic language, its spread is far and wide – from Aruba, Curacao, to parts of Southern Africa.
Did you know:
A lot of Dutch slang comes from the Hebrew language. Thanks to the Netherlands’ historic hospitality to people of all origins, the Dutch adopted many words from its significantly large Jewish population.
Language History
The Dutch language as we know it today went through quite a few changes over the centuries. Dutch as a modern language developed from Old Dutch – a variety of dialects spoken in the early Middle Ages (c. 500-1150).
By 1150, what is now called Middle Dutch – a collective of closely related dialects was already widely used, kicking off a rich period for Medieval Dutch Literature.
Standardization of Dutch started in the middle ages when the dialects of Flanders and Brabant were the most influential. One of the most important years for the Dutch is 1637 – when the first widely printed Bible translation was distributed and spread.
The Netherlands and Belgium were historically closely related for centuries, with an important event in 1980 when the two signed a Language Union Treaty, which encourages mutual language policy and a common spelling system.
Close Relations
As Dutch is part of the West Germanic language family, it shares a lot in common with German and English. The three are actually considered to be sister languages.
The Dutch vocabulary is mostly Germanic and borrows from Romance languages as well.
Additionally, Dutch shares the three grammatical gender systems, the same as the German language and similar word order. Meanwhile, Dutch and English share similarly structured compound words and word origins.
The Dutch language also has many similarities with continental Scandinavian languages like Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic but is not mutually intelligible with them.
Did you know:
That the Cape Dutch dialect used in Southern Africa eventually evolved into its own daughter language – Afrikaans. Dutch and Afrikaans are mutually intelligible!
Accents and Voice Over Tips
The Dutch regional dialects are spread across the Netherlands and Northern Belgium. They are divided into five main groups: Standard Dutch, West Flemish, Hollandic, Brabantian, and Limburgish.
The standard Dutch variety is based on the West Flemish dialect. When focusing on the standard dialect, it is important to remember that Dutch has certain oddities. For example, velar fricatives change into glottal fricatives, and in some cases, much like in the French language, muting the written “h”.
Additionally, Dutch tends to have complex consonant clusters, which may be tough to pronounce fluently.
When planning your voice over, keep in mind that Dutch is most commonly spoken informally even when talking to superiors at a workplace, with a warm and friendly tone. Formal speech is mainly used in politics, by officers, or when engaging with someone that is your senior by many years.
